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Tour and Travel Guides salary in Asheville, NC

The median tour and travel guides in Asheville, NC earns $38,450 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,620 a month.

10th percentile
$23,490
25th percentile
$32,350
Median percentile
$38,450
75th percentile
$38,450
90th percentile
$46,810

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,440 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,450
Federal income tax−$2,434
Social Security + Medicare−$2,941
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,634
Monthly take-home$2,620
Every two weeks$1,209

Does it go far here?

$39,842Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All tour and travel guides salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina